
Once a trophy pet abandoned in Kuwait City, Saham now basks in the warmth of the sun relishing his pumpkin and ice lolly at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Once a trophy pet abandoned in Kuwait City, Saham now basks in the warmth of the sun relishing his pumpkin and ice lolly at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
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At the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), our pride and joy are the huge natural habitats where our rescued lions and tigers can run free and express themselves – there’s no sight in the world quite like seeing a lion or tiger run full speed across acres of space. Sheer joy for life!
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A year ago today, Dhubiya, Saif, Aziza, Muheeb, Shujaa and Saham were in Kuwait needing a new home – abandoned victims of the illegal wildlife pet trade recaptured and living temporarily in Kuwait Zoo.
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ADIWS now has a fleet of four fully electric Blitz Cruiser vehicles for animal care and maintenance. This follows the Sanctuary becoming fully solar with over 100 solar panels providing our power. Each Cruiser has a solar panel roof so they are self-charging.
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We had a great evening on Wednesday LIVE from the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. You never know who you’ll encounter as we take a stroll around the sanctuary on these live events and on Wednesday evening we got to meet quite a few residents as we treated them to delicious ice-lollies.
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One of the most magical things when rescuing lions and tigers is seeing them finally run at full speed and keep going. ADI rescued Stripes (pictured) from a circus in Guatemala where the tigers were living in cages about the size of queen-sized beds. At the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, they have the space to run and express themselves. If a lion or a tiger cannot run like this, then the cage or enclosure is too small.

It’s spring in South Africa at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary and we can feel summer is on its way (December); the sun is shining, the first rains have started to turn the landscape green, and Stripes is playing ball in the pool!
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Rolex, son of the beloved and dearly missed Leo and Muñeca, has been a resident of the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary since we built it, 5 years ago.
Rescued from a circus in Peru with his family, he was saved on the very first day of ADI’s Operation Spirit of Freedom in 2014, a mission enforcing Peru’s ban on wild animals in circuses. His mother and sisters were brought to safety a few months later.

ADI emptied every cage in this rescue mission lasting almost two years and saving over 100 animals including 33 lions!

The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is most commonly known as a refuge for ex-circus lions and tigers. But it is also home to many other species of animals, including goats and sheep who have been rescued from different abuses.
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Like most felines, our big cats LOVE to play. Whether they’re leaping and bounding around their platform, playing hide and seek in the tall grasses or rolling about in mounds of hay, they never say no to a little fun!
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